File-case.



UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

ARNOLD DIXON, QFVO, UTAH. A

i FILE-'CASE- ivo. 838,962.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application lad April 24:, 1906. Serial NO. 313,466-

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ARNOLD DIXON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Provo, inthe county of Utah and State of Utah, have inventednew and useful Improvements in File-Cases, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to file-cases and its. primary object is to providea novel and highly-useful device of this character by means oi whichchecks, notes, letters7 and the like may be filed for ready reference,one which by the depression of a key will project the check,1 note,letter, or the like into such position that the same may be readilyremoved from the case, onewhich is positive of operation, and one whichmayl be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

llith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combinatior.,and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where-1n Figure 1 is a perspective view of a file constructed in accordancewith my invention, and Fig. 2 is a central transverse section thereof.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 1 designates a casewhich is provided adjacent one side wall with a partition 2, saidpartition roviding a compartment 3, which extends longitudinally of thecase. Partitions 4 are secured to-the partition 2 and the other sidewall of the case l to provide a plurality of compartments 5, whichextend transversely of the case.

The compartment 3 is closed by means of a plate 6, while thecompartments 5 are fully open at their upper ends, said compartments 3and 5 communicating with each other by means of slots or openings 7,located in the' lower portion of the partition 2.. A iile 8 is mountedin each of the compartments 5 and is adapted to be supported therein topermit its upper end being projected out of the compartment, so as toermit checks, notes, letters, and the like being placed therein orremoved therefrom.

The ile 8 may be constructed of aluminium or some other light materialsuitable for the purpose and has its upper end iully open, the

sides thereof being cut away, as at 9, to permit the checks, notes, orthe'like contained within the le. to be grasped for removal. The file isof a length sufficient to permit it secured to the post 10, the otherpower end thereof projecting into the compartment 3 through the opening7. A bar 12 is arranged within the compartment 3 and has one of its endssecured to the power end of the lever 1 1, while its other` endAprojects up beyond the plate 6 through an opening 13 therein.

Secured to the upper end of the bar 12 is a key 14, which may be of anyconstruction suitable for the purpose' and which is preferably madehollow to recei-ve an index-slip.

`A downward pressure upon the key 14 will cause the lever 11 to be swungdownward,

which downward movement owing to the connection of the tile 8 with thelever projects the upper end of the file out ofthe comartment 5.Arranged upon each side of the ongitudinal lienter of the case andpassing longitudinally through and supported by the partition 4 is apivot-post 15, said pivot-post eing arranged above the lever 11. A pairotlevers 16, arranged in the same plane, are located within each of thecom artments 5 and pivotally mounted upon t e posts 15 and each has itsoperating end connected to the file 8 by a link 17. The opposite orpower ends of the levers 16 are connected together and to the lever 11by a link 18. y A

downward movement of the lever 11 in virtue of the link connectionbetween the same and the levers 16 and the arrangement ofthe posts15above the lever 11 will swing the operating ends of the levers 16upward, thus moving the tile 8 upward above and out of the compartment 5sufficiently to permit the a plication or removal of papers into or fromt e le 8. When the pressure which moves the lever 11 downward is removedfrom the IOO key 14, the weight orc the file will carry the samedownward and return the levers to4 moving the bar 12 to the right in Fig. 2.` When it is desired to permit the file to resume its normalposition within the compartment, the shoulder is moved from engagement`with the plate 6 by aI slight movement of lever 12 to the left in Fig.2.

In practice each of the keys 14 is provided with' a suitable index, andthe file controlled by the depression of a 'particular key is ada lted'to contain paper which may be identified by the index carried bysaid key When it is desired to either remove a paper from the file or toplace one therein, downward pressure is exerted on the key 14, whichwill nieve the lile upward into position to permit a paper to4 beremoved therefrom or placed therein.

Should it be desirable, the keys 14 may be arranged in stepped relation,and to facilitate the handling of paper l hingedlv secure to the rearside of the case 1 aA shelf 21, which is adapted to be supported inoperative position I by means of a hingedly mounted bracket 22.

n From the foregoing description7 taken in l connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction and mode of o eration of the invention will beunderstoo without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportions, arid minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the invention without departing from thespirit or sacrificingy any of the advantages thereof.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what l claim is- 1.A device of the character set forth comprising a case, a file, apivotally-mounted lever, a pair of pivotally-mounted levers arranged inthe same plane, links connecting the file to the o erating ends of saidpair of levers, and a link connecting the power ends of said pair oflevers together and to said firstnamed lever.

2. A device of the character set forth comprising a ease, a file, apivotally-mountedlever, a pair of pivotally-mounted leversl ar-` seaeeet ranged in the same plane, links connectin I the file to the operatingends of said air o l levers, and a bar connected to sai firstl namedlever, said bar providing means by which'said first-named lever may bemoved t'o project the iile upward out of the case.

3. A device of the character set forth comprising a case provided with alongitudinallyextending compartment and with transversely-extendingcompartments, said compartments communicating with each other, a filelocated'within each of said transverse compartments, a pivot-postextending lon itudinally through the case, levers ivotally mounted uponthe pivot-post an having nally-extending compartment, bars secured tothe power ends of said levers and projecting above the case, otherpivot-posts extending longitudinally through the case and arrangedoneach sideof the longitudinal center of the case and projecting abovesaid 1evers, a pair of levers arranged inthe same plane and located ineach of said transverse compartments, vlinks connecting the tiles to theoperating ends of said pair of levers, and f links connecting the powerends of said pair of levers together and to said 'first-named levers.

prising a case, a file, a pivotally-mounted lever, an operating-barconnected to the power end of said lever, a pair of levers arranged inthe same plane and pivotally mounted above said first-named'lever, linksconnecting the file to the operating ends of said pair of levers, and alink connecting the power ends of said pair of levers together' and tothe said 'first-named lever.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ARNOLD DXON.

Witnesses:

Envnv D. JOHNSON,

CHARLES O. DIXON.

4. A device of the character set forth comtheir power lends disposed 1nsaid longitudii

